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Getting something and having the wits to use it…those are two different things.

Rick Riordan

We choose to believe in Ma’at. We create order out of chaos, beauty out of ugly randomness. That’s what Egypt is all about.
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Beauty Believe Chaos Choose Country Create Order Out Randomness Ugly
Fairness does not mean everyone gets the same. Fairness means everyone gets what they need.
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Everyone Fairness Get Mean Need Same
Set screamed something in Ancient Egyptian. I was fairly sure it wasn’t a compliment. “I will rend your limbs from their sockets!” he shouted. “I will—” “Die?” Carter suggested.
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Ancient Compliment Country Family Limb Rend Scream Socket Something Sure
Always, Always have a plan
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Achieve Always Mindset Plan Ready
Ma’at demands a leader.” “Yeah so I’ve heard.
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Demand Heard Leader
Sometimes, it takes us a while to appreciate something new, something that might change us for the better.
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Appreciate Better Change New Something Sometimes Take
The most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation.
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Dangerous Flaw Good Moderation Most
Things will work out – maybe just not the way you plan
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Out Plan Thing Way Work
I tell aspiring writers that you have to find what you must write. When you find it, you will know, because the subject matter won’t let you go. It’s not enough to write simply because you think it would be neat to be published. You have to be compelled to write. If you’re not, nothing else that you do matters.
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Go Know Let Matter Must Spire Subject Tell Write Writer
Young people don’t always do what they’re told, but if they can pull it off and do something wonderful, sometimes they escape punishment.
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Always Escape People Pull Punishment Something Told Wonderful Young
dealing with any man means dealing with multiple personalities.
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Deal Man Mean Multiple Personality
Curse us eh/I’ll make you pay!/I don’t want to rhyme all day!
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Curse Day Make Playful Rhyme Want
The sea does not like to be restrained.
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Like Nature Restrain Sea
Sadie,” he said forlornly, “when you become a parent, you may understand this. One of my hardest jobs as a father, one of my greatest duties, was to realize that my own dreams, my own goals and wishes, are secondary to my children’s.
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Become City Father Foremost Greatest Hardest Job One Parent Understand
A person’s shadow stood for his legacy, his impact on the world. Some people cast hardly any shadow at all. Some cast long, deep shadows that endured for centuries.
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Impact Legacy Person Shadow Stood World
Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.
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Now Sometimes Strength Wisdom

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